Inheritances Tax Collected 1916 to 1922 Totals 351 Million
Frederic Z. Haskin reports from the Chicago Daily News that the United States Treasury collected inheritances tax totaling 851,135,423 on nearly 9 billion dollars in bequests from September 1916 to January 1922. The article notes 42,230 estates passed to heirs, 6,795 new millionaires emerged, and the average tax per estate was 9,507.35 dollars while larger estates paid far more.
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United States Treasury
Treasury
Count of Monte Cristo
Prederic Z. Haskin
Chicago Daily News
Heiress-To-Be Keeps Bread Business Amid Wedding Condition
Miss Ruth Spanier of Corona, L. I., named as a beneficiary in her uncle's will, inherits twenty five thousand dollars on condition she marries. At twenty one she plans to continue running her mother's bakery selling bread rolls and pies in Corona, where the Spanier bakery has operated since last spring after her father's death.
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Ruth Spanier
Corona
L. 1
Miss Spanier
Lee Highway Progress Marks New Transcontinental Road
Oklahoma county bonds worth several hundred thousand dollars fund a Lee Highway link, showcasing state county cooperation backing a coast to coast motor artery. Promoters call it the Southern Main Street and a scenic shortest route from Washington to San Diego, eventually reaching New York and San Francisco for a total of 3,700 miles. The road aims to serve at least 15 million people, expanding a 100 mile wide development zone along its length.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Lee Highway Association
United States
Washington
San Diego
Cal
New York City
San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific
Mississippi River
Memphis
Little Rock
Ark
Red River
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Mississippi
Tee Highway Association
America
Whistles Souls Away From Satan Revivals in Belfast
Rev W Nicholson introduces whistling during revival meetings to lift religious fervor. He directs hundreds of men to chant hymns by whistling through every verse, claiming thousands of converts. The piece also notes the Lee highway’s progress and the Seeing America First educational campaign along the route.
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Belfast
W. Nicholson
Regina and the outstretched Christmas tree plan
Regina longs for a Christmas tree for her Sunday school class but finds none. David Langhorn discovers a vacant lot tree, and together they light up the lot with a festive outdoor tree, bells, and fires for the children. They share a quiet, hopeful moment as carols rise.
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Egina
Regina
New York
Tommy
David Ganghorn
Langhorn
George Washington
Express
David Langhorn
Jove
David
Tribute to Clement C. Moore and Christmas Poem Authorship
The piece describes a Christmas Eve tribute at the Church of the Intercession in New York City where hundreds of children honor Clement C. Moore LL.D. at his grave. It notes the long disputed authorship of The Night Before Christmas and mentions Rev. Milo H. Gates as linked to the poem’s festive recitation. The article also briefly notes artificial vanilla production from spices.
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Clement C. Moore, Ll.d
Wight
Church of the Intercession
Upper Broadway
New York City
Hudson River
Milo H. Gates
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Sam
Internal Revenue Bureau
Lee Highway
Satan
Wra
Schlessinger
Frank Able
Detroit
Chicago
State Bank of Chicago
Able
Tony
Santa Claus
Loy
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